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Colin Firth: The Man Who Would Be King (2011)

by Sandro Monetti(Favorite Author)

2.82 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

LBLA Digital

review 1: The ONLY point in this books favor is that it's about Colin Firth. The grammar is horrid, point of view continuously flip-flops, the author can't seem to decide if he (she?) wants to tell the story from the point of view of one of "Colin's" besties or as an impartial observer, and after the first quarter of the book it's incessantly repetitive. Accounts from others who know (or in some cases have only heard of him) were pointless. An entire chapter from some Freud-school quack psychoanalyzes him based on (as it basically indicates) little more than the earlier history provided in the book (paraphrased example: Well, based on nature versus nurture, I find evidence that he is an extremely balanced person...a mix of good genes and good luck, blah blah blah). Really? REALLY?! ... moreStruggling for material much? After fighting through nearly 3/4 of this thing, I finally had to admit defeat and just barely kept myself from throwing my Kindle. In summary: The book reads more like some high schooler's class paper than any kind of in-depth professional biography. What a disappointment!
review 2: I'm not sure what to rate this. It's so amazingly, horribly written. It's not well thought out, or smooth, it doesn't transition well, and it's incredibly spazzy. [A real word, as of now.]Imagine the fastest talker you know. Now, imagine them slamming every single Firth fact at your face as fast as possible. This is what the narrator is like "And now we're talking about A, B, C, but OH! That reminds me I wanted to talk about Y. While we're at it, let's discuss R. By the way, this is how 1, 2, and 3 felt about it. Where were we? Oh yes, on D."The ONLY reason I read all the way through, was the subject matter. I'm a Firth fan. Now and forever. Soaking this up, no matter how poorly presented, was still a pleasure. less

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